Drug Therapy - Treating OCD

Question 1

What is the specific anti depressant drug called?

Answer 1

Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor

Question 2

What do SSRI’s work on?

Answer 2

Serotonin levels in the brain

Question 3

What is serotonin released by?

Answer 3

Pre synaptic neurons

Question 4

What does serotonin do?

Answer 4

Chemically conveys signal from the pre synaptic neuron to the post synaptic neuron

Question 5

What do SSRI’s effectively do?

Answer 5

Preventing the reabsorption and breakdown of serotonin, increase its levels in the synapse and stimulate the post synaptic neuron

Question 6

What do drugs reduce?

Answer 6

The patients motional symptoms like feeling anxious or depressed

Question 7

Why are drugs used with CBT?

Answer 7

They reduce their emotional symptoms meaning they can engage more with CBT - therefore more successful

Question 8

What can happen if the drugs aren’t effective after 3/4 months?

Answer 8

The dose can be increased or combined with other drugs

Question 9

What are tricyclics?

Answer 9

Anti depressants having same effect on serotonin system as SSRI’s

Question 10

What are SNRI’s?

Answer 10

Drugs used for patients who don’t respond to SSRI’s

Question 11

What does serotonin contribute to?

Answer 11

Wellbeing and happiness